Takamoto Mori

Takamoto Mori (1523-18 September 1563) was the eldest son of Motonari Mori. He served his father as a general, but he was murdered in 1563 by Saneharu Wachi, a samurai of Bingo Province.

Biography
Takamoto was born in 1523 in Aki Province to Motonari Mori, and he was his eldest son and heir. He was the elder brother of Motoharu Kikkawa and Takakage Kobayakawa, who were both adopted into other clans from the region. Takakage served his father as a general, and his father planned to use him as the commander of the army that would take Kyoto if a chance was seen. At the age of 13, he was sent as a hostage of Yoshitaka Ouchi, and in 1540 he returned home. In 1555 he was one of the commanders of the Mori army at the Battle of Itsukushima along with his father, launching a surprise attack on Harukata Sue's army. In 1557, his father retired and Takamoto became the acting daimyo, proceeding to invade the Ouchi clan. In 1563, Shogun Yoshiteru Ashikaga gave him control of Aki, Nagato Province, Suo Province, and Bitchu Province, and that year he led an attack on the Ouchi while the Otomo were holding off the Amako. Takamoto was poisoned at the age of 41 in 1563 by Bingo Province samurai Saneharu Wachi, and his father Motonari forced the perpetrators to commit seppuku. Terumoto Mori became the new daimyo.